BBP-type formulas -- an elementary approach

DOI10.1016/J.JNT.2022.09.001MaRDI QIDQ6407997arXivFDO

Authors Simon Bang Kristensen, Oskar Mathiasen

Publication date 16 August 2022

Published in arXiv

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JNT.2022.09.001

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Normal numbers, radix expansions, Pisot numbers, Salem numbers, good lattice points, etc. (11K16) Evaluation of number-theoretic constants (11Y60)

arXiv classification

math.NT

Abstract: We provide a simple way of searching for formulas of the Bailey--Borwein--Plouffe type together with an algorithm and an implementation in exttt{sage}. Aside from rediscovering some already known formulas, the method has been used in the discovery of a new BBP-type formula for $sqrt3pi$. In addition, the implementation is very flexible and allows us to look for BBP-type formulas to irrational bases but with integer coefficients. As an example of this, searching in various Pisot bases, we have discovered a formula for $pi$ in base $1+sqrt3$, along with additional formulas.

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